Potential Human Remains Found on Saddleworth Moor

I was very young when the trial took place, but could read early and read about it in my aunt's newspaper. It was the first time I realised that my parents couldn't protect me, and it affected me badly.

I hope that if the remains are Keith's that the family can get some closure after all this time.

I remember Hindley and Brady so well .
I was a bit younger than Keith Bennett and I recall being really upset by the events .

Only recently one of my friends was telling me that she grew up near Saddleworth Moor and knew one of the girls tortured and murdered by those monsters .

It was so sad that his mother died without knowing where he was buried .

God bless and rest in peace .

It’s because as you drive past HurdyGurdy you just knew Keith’s remains were there somewhere and it was so upsetting driving past for miles, looking out at the huge, lonely expanse. I used to think of him every time & all the other children. How scared they must have been without their mummy.

I hope it is Keith Bennett, not only because he can finally be laid to rest, and his family be able to "have closure" (a phrase I dislike, but it fits), but also because if it is confirmed to be human remains, and it isn't Keith, then that means it is another child who has been murdered and dumped, which will be heartbreaking.

I also get shivers when driving over Saddleworth Moor Urmstongran. It feels sinister, even on a bright sunny day.

We drove over Saddleworth Moor on Friday.
It always gives me the shivers. It’s so bleak and remote.

I do hope these are the remains of the 12y old Keith Bennett. His poor brother and the extended family will be able to finally put him to rest. Their torment must be unbearable.

Hope it is him so that his brother can feel some sense of peace reuniting his brother and his Mum!

Sadly, yes.

I'm pretty sure that Brady got some kind of twisted kick out of knowing where Keith was, but refusing to reveal the location. The 'attempt' to find the body was typical of his manipulative ways.

I read that earlier, i felt an instant thankfulness (hoping it was the little lad ) mixed with an instant sadness that his dear mum isnt here, but my faith and belief is that they were reunited when his mum passed away...... ❤

Brady and Hindley went to the moors to ‘try’ to locate the body Chestnut. There was speculation that Brady knew but kept it to himself. Who knows. I just hope that after all these years the child is found.

Let's hope that they are the remains of Keith and he and his mother can finally rest in peace.

Someone will have to refresh my memory. Didn't they go to the moor and look for the body but couldn't locate it? Or did they deliberately not ever reveal the location?

I often thought of poor Winnie over the years - the only thing she wanted was to give Keith a proper burial, and those monsters denied her even that small crumb of comfort.

It would be wonderful if that poor woman’s son could be buried with her. My personal belief is that they would have been reunited when she died.

My thoughts about his mum exactly HurdyGurdy. He could be buried with her tho.